Partitioning
Define Partition
To divide
Four reasons for creation of Israel
Religious connection (promised land)
Anti-Semitism
Holocaust
Zionism
War that broke out after Iraq invaded Kuwait for their oil fields and reserves
Persian Gulf War
President of the United States during the 9/11 attacks.
George W. Bush
War fought between 2 middle eastern countries for a small area of oil. Ended with neither side winning, over a million deaths, and essentially nothing being changed.
Iran Iraq War
Great Brittan and France did not pay attention to these when partitioning the ottoman Empire. Leading to conflict in the futre
Religious and Ethnic groups
Israel was created by who?
United Nations
Reason for the invasion of Afghanstan
9/11 attacks / Overthrow taliban and capture bin laden
Al Queda terrorist leader who was behind the 9/11 attacks.
Osama Bin Laden
Genocide of anyone deemed "undesirable" by Adolf Hitler during WW2. 6 million jews killed during this event.
Holocaust
This country was partitioned to create Israel
Palestine
Movement by Jews to create their own country in Israel
Zionism
Oil
Look for weapons of mass destruction/response to terror
Protect democracy of Israel and Iraq (after OIF)
Protect rights of others
Iraqi Dictator who led Iraq to war against Iran and the US. Was overthrown and hung during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Saddam Hussein
Prejudice towards jews
Anti-Semitism
This empire was partitioned after its fall following WW1.
Did Arabs respond positively or negatively to the creation of Israel?
Negatively. Many countries immediately declared war on Israel
War fought to overthrow Saddam Hussein and remove weapons of mass destruction from terrorist
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Palestine Liberation Organization leader. Won a nobel peace prize despite being a sponsor of terror.
Yasser Arafat
Arabs living in modern country of Israel. Many are refugees due to continuing conflict with Israelis.
Palestinians
When one country controls another with an agreement in place for future independence
Mandate
Document that supported the zionist goal of their own state. Did not create israel, but set the foundation for its creation.
Balfour Document
What natural resource from the middle east was the US most interested and dependent on?
Oil
President of Egypt who nationalized the Suez canal.
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Series of conflicts between Middle East Arabs and the Jews of Israel. Lead to changing borders in and around israel over the years
Arab Israeli Wars